433 New Investment Projects Worth RM97.4 Bln Identified – Malaysian Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) – The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has identified 433 new projects which have the potential to bring in RM97.4 billion worth of new investment to the country, said International Trade and Industry Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali Thursday. He said these high-impact projects are expected to have…

97 Per Cent of Ruling Cabinet Members Have Declared Their Assets – Malaysian PM

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) — Ninety-seven per cent of the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) Cabinet members have declared their assets thus far, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin disclosed. He said they all were given three months to do so right after the Cabinet held its first meeting on March 10. “I…

Malaysia’s Election Commission Ready For GE15 – Minister in PM’s Dept

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16  (Bernama) — Malaysia’s Election Commission (EC) is prepared to face the possibility of an early 15th General Election (GE15) , said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Takiyuddin Hassan.   He said the preparations included on budget, equipment, logistics, system development, human resource management and training for staff. “This…

We must not go back to business as usual post COVID-19, says Commonwealth Sec-Gen

Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland. By Shanti Ayadurai KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The COVID-19 pandemic taught the world some very valuable lessons – chief among them was the reminder of the connection between man and nature and how human actions could leave severe consequences on the well-being of the earth and…

Five new COVID-19 cases involving four local transmissions – Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Five new COVID-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, four of which were local transmissions and one imported case. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brought the total number of cases to 8,734, with the number of active cases with capacity to infect…

Chinese coast guard, navy vessels no longer encroaching Malaysian waters – Hishammuddin

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Chinese Coast Guard and Navy vessels have not been seen encroaching into Malaysian waters of late, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said.  He said bilateral ties between both countries have been strengthened further in the 100 days since he was appointed to…

Govt proposes lower alcohol permissible levels amid high cases of drink-driving

KUALA LUMPUR: File photo of a routine check by the city police for drink-driving.Photo courtesy of BERNAMA. KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Transport Ministry will propose for a reduction in the permissible alcohol content levels in the blood, urine, and breath of those operating a vehicle in accordance with the World Health Organization standard. Its…

Schools see smooth re-opening

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — After more than four months of ‘leave’ following the Movement Control Order (MCO) which was enforced to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the re-opening of schools in the new normal today went smoothly in accordance with the standard operating procedure. The Forms…

Important to digitalise, adopt technologies, SMEs told

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian business owners in the small and medium enterprise (SME) space which are looking into adopting digitalisation and technology have been urged not to play down the importance of digitising their data. Bosch Rexroth Sdn Bhd director Royce Tan said as most data acquisition is still in paper form, this…

Twenty-three Malaysians, 21.23 mln foreigners exited country via land checkpoints 2016-2019

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A total of 23.18 million local residents and 21.23 million foreigners exited the country via land border checkpoints from 2016 to 2019, said the Auditor-General’s Report 2018 Series 3 which was tabled in Malaysian Parliament Tuesday. According to the report, 28.43 million Malaysians and 18.39…